MessageDraft object

MessageDraft represents a message that has not been published yet. Message drafts allow you to mention users, reference channels, and add URLs to a message.

Properties

MessageDraft has the following properties:

1public class MessageDraft
2{
3    public string Text { get; }
4    public List<MessageElement> MessageElements { get; }
5    public bool ShouldSearchForSuggestions { get; set; }
6    public List<ChatInputFile> Files { get; set; }
7    public Message QuotedMessage { get; set; }
8}

Parameter	Description
Text Type: string	The current text of the draft.
MessageElements Type: List<MessageElement>	The current message elements.
ShouldSearchForSuggestions Type: bool	Whether the MessageDraft should search for suggestions whenever the text is changed.
Files Type: List<ChatInputFile>	List of files to attach to the message. Refer to Files for more details.
QuotedMessage Type: Message	A message to quote in this draft. When set, the sent message will include the quoted message metadata.

Events

The MessageDraft object has the following events:

1// Event triggered when a message draft is updated
2public event Action<List<MessageElement>, List<SuggestedMention>> OnDraftUpdated; 

Example

Insert suggested mentions when updating a message draft.

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Methods

You can call the following methods on the MessageDraft object.

Click on each method for more details.

Standard methods

• AddMention()
• AppendText()
• GetMessageElements()
• InsertSuggestedMention()
• InsertText()
• RemoveMention()
• RemoveText()
• Send()
• Update()

Streaming methods

Real-time updates are delivered via a C# event listener that you subscribe to directly. The OnDraftUpdated event fires each time the draft content changes.

• Add a message draft listener
• Remove a message draft listener

Use case

MessageDraft methods enable users to prepare draft messages with:

• Links
• User mentions with @
• Channel references with #